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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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